Whatever
you decide to do with your information, you should treat it as a valuable
possession. If you have used computer
software to log all your relatives, back up the files regularly, or even put it
on a CD to be kept in a safety deposit box or fire safe.

Also,
whether or not you officially publish the data, you should consider at least
printing it out and sharing it with interested family members. They might be overwhelmed by the sheer amount
of dates and names, but there’s bound to be an interesting story or two about
your family’s history to intrigue even your most cynical kin. After all, the events, stories and memories
are the reason why you began the search for your family’s history in the first
place.